Nashville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nashville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2508	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6081	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2876	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4538	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	689K	4.84M

The cost of living in Nashville is 1% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 790th and 745th ($2508 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Nashville ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 244th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Sydney

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	Nashville	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1711	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3359	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2469	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3097	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1251	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30520	$17957

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683